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• Applying and conditions
• Key dates
• Placement and study requirements
• Financial information

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply you need to be enrolled in one of the following Business School degrees:

• Bachelor of Commerce (including combined degrees)
• Master of Commerce
• Master of Commerce (Extension)
• Master of Logistics and Supply Chain Management
• Master of Professional Accounting
• Master of Professional Accounting and Business Performance
• Master of Human Resources Management and Industrial Relations
• Master of International Business.

You will also need to:

• have completed a minimum of 24 credit points before you begin the program
• have six credit points of available space in your degree.

Placement conditions

The placement can be for a current or different role within a workplace where you are currently employed, but it must:

• meet the criteria for a placement as determined by the Business School 
• be related to your studies
• provide adequate supervision.

Your host organisation needs to be based in Australia.

The following situations are not permitted:

• working for your family business or where an immediate family member (eg. parent, partner or sibling) will be the placement supervisor
• organisations with fewer than five staff employed
• retail assistant or hospitality front of house roles such as bar attendants and waiters
• work involving any illegal activity
• jobs that offer less than award wages (if it is a paid internship)
• jobs offered by a foreign employer for work in Australia, but who does not have an established Australian office
• a role in a tobacco company
• work that will take place at a residential address other than working from home arrangements approved by WIL Hub
• tutoring companies

Unit of study

To be considered for a placement, you'll need to enrol in the Experience in Industry unit of study - BWIL2150 for undergraduate students or BWIL6150 for postgraduate students. 

To satisfy the requirements for this unit, you’ll need to complete:

• your self-sourced placement, which may involve a variety of different industry and client-based projects
• assessment tasks, which will be detailed in the unit of study outline. These are designed to allow students to demonstrate their ability to apply and synthesise business concepts in a practical business setting.

Unpaid work placements

For unpaid placements, you'll be expected to complete a minimum of 40 and maximum of 210 placement hours during semester teaching weeks.

Paid work placements

For paid placements, you’ll be expected to complete a minimum of 140 placement hours directly before or during the semester. If you have already completed your paid placement, it needs to have concluded within six weeks of the start of semester.

Scholarships

If you are unable to do the Experience in Industry unit due to financial constraints, the University of Sydney Business School offers a limited number of scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for. The University also offers a variety of scholarships to assist students with their studies.

Eligible students who have previously received a scholarship/funding (including Business School scholarship, NCP, Endeavour, VC Global Mobility Scholarship or Award) for any Business School work-integrated learning unit of study will only be awarded a second scholarship/funding in exceptional circumstances. Priority will always be given to students participating in their first work-integrated learning unit of study.